Grain-conveyer.



H. MAAS.

GRAIN GONVBYER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY zo, 1910. RBNBWED FEB. s, 1912.v

1,122,619., Patented 1160.211914.

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HENRY MAAS, F LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA.

GRAIN-C'ONVEYER.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee. 2a, asia.

Application led July 20, 1910, Serial No. 572,838. Renewed February 9,1912. Serial No. 676,693.

of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in grainconveyers for loading grain from a granary into a wagon.

'i'his apparatus may be transferred from one bin to another with butlittle trouble. As this device is manually or mechanically' operated, itcan be employed with any bin that is situated above the wagon level.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,` my invention consists ofthe novel combination, construction and arrangement of parts as aredescribed in this specification, illustrated in the accompanyinydrawings forming a part thereof and particularly pointed out, in theappended claim.

Reference being mad to the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical,lolgitudinal sectional view oI my inventi'on, showing how it wouldappear in relation to the wagon into which grain is conveyed. Fig. 2 isa top plan view of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like numeralsdesignate like parts throughout, my invention, in detail, is describedas follows:

The numeral 1 indicates a pipe or drum of any length or'diameter desiredadapted for the purpose, preferably made of galvan ized iron but it maybe constructed of any suitable material. Said pipe or drum is providedwith a head 2 at each of its ends,

which heads are removably held imposition Y by means of a plurality ofset screws 3 binding against the annular flange 4 of their respectivehead, which yianges extend into the said drum until the outer edge 5 ofeach head 4 contacts with its respective end of said drum. f

Into the pipe or drum is snugly fitted a screw conveyer 6, the shaft orspindle 7 of which has bearings 8 formed integral with and at the centerof the heads 4. Said spindle 7 is held against endwisemovement by meansof a lCotter-pin 9 and an annular ring 10, which ring is formed integral`therewith. The screw conveyor 6is rotated by said drum and extendingslantingly down- Ward is a spout 12 by means of which, together with theaid of a hose, if necessary, the grain is directed into any part of thewagon desired.

Grain is conveyed into the pipe or drum by means of the spout 12', whichis secured to the upper side of the drum by suitable means. Said spoutis substantially rectangular in shape. Slidably held in slots 13.y outhorizontally in the end walls 14 of said spout 12', is a slide 15provided with an opening 16, which opening registers with an opening 17in the wall of the drum 1, when the slide is slid forward until checkedby means of the downwardly turned right angle bend 18. The forwardportion of said slide is turned back against itself terminating in a.hooked portion 19, which serves as a stop when the slide is slidrearward in order to cut off' the flow of grain.

Between the slide 15 and the wall of said drum is an inclined wall 20,which directs the grain into said openings 17 after it passes throughsaid openings 16 in the slide 15.

An inclined wall 21 is formed upon each of the side walls 22 of thespout 12 immediately above the slide, the purpose of the lastmentionedinclined walls being to direct the grain through the openings 16 of theslide 15.

The numeral 23 indicates the spout of the bin or elevator to which myconveyer is attached.

The numeral 24 indicates the wagon into which the grain is beingconveyed.

Although I have specifically described the construction, combination andarrangement of the several parts of my invention, yet I do not confinemyself to such specific combination and arrangement of parts but mayexercise the right to make such changes in -the form and construction ofmy invention Having described my invention, what I v claim as new, is:

A device of the type described, including an inlet-spout ofsubstantially rectangular outline, a slidable cut-off member positionedfor movement through opposite walls of said inlet-spout, one end of saidsldable cut-0H member being provided with a downwardly able cut-offmember, all substantially as de- 10 extending stop and the other endbeing scribed.

provided with an upwardly and rear- In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature, wardly extelding stop, szid 1irlile-lspout bs' in presence oftwo witnesses.

ino' rovide above sai si a e eut-o mmlger with oppositely inclined wallsalso HENRY :MAAS' sloping centrally of said inletspout, but inWitnesses:

a direction at right angles to the inclina- J. A. ANDEREGG,

tion of the inclined walls above said slid- ORA J. PARKER.

